Focus On Bad Cops, Not All Cops

That mother in Baltimore who spotted her son wearing a mask and throwing stones at the police deserves credit for her actions. She was heroic. She grabbed her son, ripped the mask off his face, and yelled at him to go home because his actions were cowardly and violent.

Peaceful demonstrations in the pursuit of justice are responsible commitments. However, the Baltimore protests should be centered on the individual police officers who misrepresented their code of conduct, not on every police officer who patrols the streets.

I am in awe of the police who put their lives on the line each day to protect the safety of our society. Those policemen who promoted abuse by crippling and killing citizens, devoid of appropriate enforcement of safety and security, deserve the consequences of possibly being suspended, fired or incarcerated. No one is above the law, not even the president of the United States.

The vast majority of our policemen are heroes for placing their lives at risk for us. They deserve respect.